Do baby animals look like their parents?
Description
All animals produce young which must be cared for by the parents. We see a snake and an ostrich hatching from an egg. Not all young animals look like their parents. A baby ladybird and a tadpole are shown as examples of animals which do not look like their parents.
Classroom Ideas
View the clip, then ask: 鈥淲hat do all the animals NOT born from eggs have in common?鈥 Replay the clip so the children can note the common features of these animals, such as: they all have fur or hair, they all have four legs and the babies all look like tiny copies of their parents. Tell the class these features can help us work out whether an animal is born from an egg or born alive. Sit the class in a circle. Ask children to take turns naming an animal. Each time, the next person in the circle should reply 鈥渆gg鈥 or 鈥渂orn alive鈥 depending on the animal named. For example, 鈥渕onkey鈥 gets the reply 鈥渂orn alive鈥 while 鈥渟lug鈥 gets the reply 鈥渆gg鈥. Are there any exceptions to the rule? Pupils could list hard-to-classify creatures and check information sources to confirm whether they are egg-born.
Living things
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